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Ride-hailing platform cuts commission rate to help its drivers

Lawyer George Royeca, president and CEO of motorcycle ride-hailing platform Angkas, announces during a press conference at the Quezon Memorial Circle on April 16, 2026 that his company will lower the standard commission rate for its riders from 20 percent to 18 percent. He said this would largely help ease the burden of riders in the wake of the unabated rise in fuel costs due to the ongoing Middle East War. He says Angkas has also been rolling out additional support measures, including fuel and food vouchers as well as discounts at partner gas stations.

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Transcript
00:00We had a call to the Congress in terms of...
00:08They were talking about the Commission on the platforms.
00:12They were talking about the end of the day to return to the operators.
00:18So, I consulted on the team at Angkas.
00:21We were talking to other congressmen,
00:26lalong-lala na po si FPG party list congressman kong Brian Namadares,
00:31at siyempre po one rider party list kong Roch Gutierrez.
00:37So nag-usap po kami at dito po namin nagpag-desisyonan,
00:42naibabaan po natin yung commission namin,
00:44mula 20% down to 18% para po sa lahat ng bikers.
00:49Una po ang condition nyan, kahit isang ride lang po kayo sa isang buwan,
00:53nakukuha niyo po yung commission na 18%.
00:57Ito po ay dagdag dun sa aming initial scheme
01:04na mabababaan po ang commission ng 15% hanggang 0%,
01:09depende po sa ilang rides po tayo sa isang araw.
01:13So, ginawa po natin yung commission scheme na yun,
01:15dahil po limitado ang resources natin katulad po ng mga lahat ngayon,
01:21hindi naman po pribadong sektor pati gobyerno,
01:25nagpa-prioritize po.
01:26Kaya inuna po natin at minority natin yung ating mga full-time bikers
01:31o yung mga bikers na nakadepende po sa amtas para sa kanilang kabuhayan,
01:37yung mga primary livelihood nila.
01:38Pero binuksan po natin ito para sa lahat,
01:41para maangunan din po natin yung mga part-timer na nag-isa o nag-dalawang ride lang po.
01:47Para rin makaturo po tayo ng kaunti sa taong bayan,
01:51lalong-lala na sa krisis na amidst the crisis that we're in right now.
01:57Ang hiling ko lang po, sana po talaga patas po yung laban.
02:02Marami po tayo narinig ng mga ibang platforms na nag-violate,
02:07paulit-ulit po na violation,
02:09at wala po nangyayari.
02:11Sana po talaga pabigyan po ng atensyon ng Kongreso
02:14at ma-actionan din po ng DOTR, pati ng LTFRB,
02:19itong mga listahan po na narinig po namin na napakadami-dami pong mga bikers.
02:25Yung caps po nila 15,000,
02:28tapos yung listahan po nila 220,000 po.
02:31More than 10 times.
02:33Ako po, 9 years na po kami dito sa industriya na to.
02:37Pinaglaban po namin ang regulasyon ng isang dekada.
02:41Ang gusto po talaga namin ay tamang patakaran.
02:44At ngayon nang may patakaran at may regulasyon na po,
02:47meron na po tayong department order kaling sa Department of Transportation.
02:50Maraming salamat po kay Asif Ibor Mendoza,
02:56pati siyempre po kay Sekretary Banyo Lopez,
02:59na talagang tinabaho po nila yung department order.
03:03Sana po sumunod lahat ng mga players.
03:07Kasi po, kung hindi po level yung playing field at ayaw po nagko-comply,
03:12ano naman po ubisa ng patakaran kung mga ibang platforms hindi po magko-comply?
03:17Hindi naman po fair doon sa mga riders, pati sa mga operators,
03:21na sumusunod po sa patakaran.
03:23So yun lang po yung ingin namin.
03:25Sana po pabigyan po ng pansin itong mga violations na to.
03:30Pero lahat po gagawin namin.
03:32Sabi nga po ng presidente,
03:34unified coordinated response po ang kailangan ng bansa natin.
03:38At nakikisa po kami sa gobyerno
03:41for a whole of society and whole of government approach
03:44kasama na po itong pribadong sektor
03:46na gagawin po namin yung makakaya namin.
03:48So sa ngayon, temporarily,
03:51gababaan po namin yung commission namin amidst the fuel crisis.
03:55uangayon,
04:02chao.
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